Necktie



April 25,1944. l Ic. v. KENNEY 2,347,484

' NECKTIE Filed sept. 15, 1942 F/g/ M y INVENT OR.

Patented Apr. 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE Clifton V.Kenney, Bayonne, N. J.

Application September 15, 1942, Serial No. 458,391

2 Claims.

The purpose of this invention is to facilitate tying four in hand andbow ties by providing means in the tie to expedite sliding in thecollar.

The invention is a necktie having balls in the neckband thereof whichcontact the surface of the collar or neckband of the shirt, or collar,thereby providing a rolling action making it easy to draw the tie backand forth in the collar when tying the tie.

When tying a necktie, particularly in a laundered collar, it isnecessary to draw the tie back and forth in the collar, and sometimesthis is very diicult and almost tears or breaks the tie and ruiles thecollar or makes it untidy.

The object of this invention is therefore, to

provide means in the portion of a necktie that is placed inside of acollar whereby a rolling action, instead of a sliding action, isobtained.

Another object is to provide means for installing balls in a necktie tofacilitate moving the tie in a collar.

A further object is to provide a device for holding a ball in the narrowportion of a necktie without changing the general construction of thenecktie,

And a still further object is to provide a necktie having freely mountedballs therein which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies two concave discs havingcentral openings with the central portions separated sufliciently tohold a ball therebetween, and prongs on one of said discs adapted to beinserted through the material of a necktie and crimped over the edge ofthe other disc to securely hold the discs and ball in the necktie.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein-Figure 1 is a View showing a necktie with the balls incorporatedtherein.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the mounting discs and necktie.

Figure 3 is a View looking toward the under side of the discs showingthe prongs bent over the edges thereof.

Figure 4 is a section through the necktie and ball holding deviceshowing an alternate design.

Figure 5 is a similar view showing another alternate design.

In the drawing the device is shown as it may be made wherein numeral Iindicates a ball, numeral 2 an upper disc, and numeral 3, a lower disc.

The discs are concave as shown in Figure 2 and are positioned so thattheir edges engage with their central portions spaced apart so that theball I may be freely held in the openings at the central parts, andthese are held together by prongs II inserted through the intermediatepart 5 of a necktie and then crimped over so that both discs are heldagainst opposite surfaces of the necktie. The ball being freely held inthe openings will rotate permitting the necktie to slide freely in evena starched or laundered collar.

In the design shown in Figure 4 a ball 'I is freely held in an eyelet 8with the central portion of the eyelet as shown at 9, concave providingContact with the ball at the edges only or the central part may becurved to the radius of the ball so that the ball will be freely held inthe eyelet S permitting it to roll freely when the necktie is drawn backand forth in a collar. The eyelet is provided with flanges l0 and II s0that after the eyelet is inserted in an opening in a necktie the flangesmay be crimped over to hold it in place.

In Figure 5 the holder is formed of a single disc i3 with the centralpart upset or drawn to form a slight flange I4 and the inner surface ofthis ange is curved to correspond with the radius of a ball l5,providing means for holding the ball and at the same time holding it sothat it may roll freely. The disc I3 may be inserted between layers I5and II forming the material of a necktie, and may be held between theselayers by threads I8 as shown.

It will be noted that the size or thickness of the parts illustrated inFigures 2 to 5, are considerably exaggerated and the balls will beslightly larger than the thickness of the necktie, the other parts beingsmaller in proportion.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the device withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may bein the use of any number of balls mount ed in combination, another maybe in the use of other means for holding the balls in the mountingmeans, and still another may be in the use of other means for mountingthe holder or mounting means in a necktie.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. In use the parts may be provided as shown and described andmay be inserted in or attached to a necktie by first punching holesthrough the tie, then inserting the balls in the holes, and then placingone disc on each side with the prongs passing through the material andthen crimped over as shown and described. With these parts in place asshown in Figure 1 the necktie may be placed in a collar and readily slidback and forth with absolute ease.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a necktie, balls freely mounted in the narrow portion of the tiethat is positioned inside of a collar, in use, characterized in that themounting means comprises concave discs with central openings, and prongsextending from the edges of one of said discs adapted to be insertedthrough the material of the necktie and crimped over the other of saiddiscs.

2. As an article of manufacture, a necktie having holes therethrough,balls positioned in said holes, a concave disc positioned over the ballsin the respective holes and against one side of said necktie, andanother concave disc with prongs extending from the edges thereof,through the material of the necktie and over the edge of the other disc,said latter disc also placed over the balls and against the oppositesurface of the material of the necktie.

CLIFTON V. KENNEY.

